# Configuring Kafka connector

The configuration of Amazon Kinesis target is performed both when distributing a target table and after the distribution is performed.

## Before you begin

Make sure you know the directory destination path where Talend Change Data Capture files are installed. This path is called <DestinationPath> in the following steps.

## Procedure

1. Prepare your distribution: open the Manager and follow this procedure until step 7 only: [Preparing replication](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/7.3/change-data-capture-user-guide/preparing-replication).
2. Click on Distribute to open the Property tab.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/change-data-capture-user-guide/Resources/images/tcdc_kafka_configuration.png)
3. Choose the format to send to Kafka.
4. Enter the Connection String.

   Each parameter of connection string is formatted as follows: name=value, and separated by a semicolon.

   The connection string is limited to 225 characters.

   Example of connection string (with the minimum required parameters):
   ```
   broker=sfrkafka01:9095,sfrkafka02:9095;version=0.10;config=%P%producer.config
   ```

   Where:
   * broker: initial list of brokers as a CSV list of broker host or host:port.

   * The %P% variable corresponds to Talend Change Data Capture data path: <DestinationPath>\Data.

   * producer.config is the name of the configuration file.

     For more information, see [General parameters](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/7.3/change-data-capture-user-guide/kafka-general-parameters).
5. After the distribution, go to the Properties of the target table and enter the name of the target topic of Kafka database.

### In this section

* [General parameters](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/change-data-capture-user-guide/7.3/kafka-general-parameters)
* [Default values in the registry key for Kafka](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/change-data-capture-user-guide/7.3/kafka-registry-key-values)